By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Egypt Independent
An Egyptian-French musical about Dalida’s life has been announced in Cairo to mark the 40th anniversary of the singer’s death. Egyptian mezzo-soprano Farrah El Dibany, French ambassador Éric Chevallier, director Khairy Beshara and writer Waleed Khairy took part in the press conference.
The Cairo International Film Festival has announced that it will present the Golden Pyramid Award to Mauritanian director Abdel Rahman Sissako at its 47th edition. The festival will run from 11 to 20 November, according to Saharamedias.
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Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority has approved the sale of 30% of Banque du Caire, or up to 4.575 billion shares, for about 24.25 billion Egyptian pounds. Orders will be collected from 19 to 23 October 2026, with the final price to be announced by 26 October at the latest, according to Hashem El-Sayed.
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The Theodore-Bilharz Institute organised training on the standards and mechanisms of international scientific publishing, with the support of the Egyptian Knowledge Bank. Speakers presented the criteria for evaluating and indexing journals in databases such as Scopus and the DOAJ directory, according to Vetogate.
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Egypt’s National Defence Council, chaired by Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, has reaffirmed the country’s full support for Saudi Arabia in the face of attacks targeting the kingdom. Meeting in Cairo, it promised defensive assistance if necessary and called for diplomatic efforts to be intensified to reduce regional tensions, according to the Egyptian presidency.
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Egypt says it has exhausted negotiations over Ethiopian damEgyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hani Sewilam says his country has exhausted negotiating options over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, without reaching an agreement with Ethiopia. He accuses Addis Ababa of failing to implement principles agreed in 2015 and rejecting a draft agreement negotiated in Washington, according to his remarks at the Egypt Forum.
Tunisia and China launch preservation of Carthage’s Punic portsTunisia and China have launched a project to excavate and promote Carthage’s Punic ports, with topographical surveys and an inventory of the remains. The mission, running from 15 October 2026 to 8 January 2027, brings together researchers, conservators and students from both countries, according to Kapitalis.The week in Africa
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